Thornbury school to trial Aboriginal language pilot program (fwd link)

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*Thornbury school to trial Aboriginal language pilot program*

3 OCT 12 @ 05:00AM BY MICHAEL GLEESON
AUS

THORNBURY Primary School students are helping revive Aboriginal language in
a program set to be rolled out across the state.

Thornbury is the first primary school in Victoria to put an Aboriginal
language on the curriculum, with others expected to follow next year.

Principal Karen Mazurek said prep to grade 2 students were learning
Woiwurrung, the language once spoken by the Wurundjeri people, Melbourne's
traditional land owners.

Access full article below:
http://northcote-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/have-your-say-thornbury-school-embraces-koori-language-pilot-program/
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